This book does an excellent job of looking at how intense, and sometimes destructive, friendships between young girls can be. I was glad to see that serious topics, and the complexities of trauma, were a key focus point here, but there were definitely parts where the author was just blatantly spelling out lessons about how to talk about abuse/mental health. I would absolutely read more by this author, and more books like this, but after reading this twice I know I won't be reading it again.